You need to advise a lobbyist for your group that it would not only be inappropriate to pay for your congresswoman to speak, but illegal, too. What do you need to cite?

a. A speaking engagement is considered a form of federal bribery.
b. Members of Congress are duty-bound to speak for free.
c. An honorarium is illegal under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
d. That such a fee would have to be paid "under the table."

c

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The National Performance Review, led by Vice President Al Gore, argued that the problem with bureaucracy was that it had become too

A. centralized. B. rule-bound. C. little concerned with making programs work. D. much concerned with avoiding scandal. E. All of these are correct.

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